http://www.mvinquirer.com/past_issues.htm
Poem, "Boarding the Black Dog" published in the July 2011 edition of the Mount Vernon Inquirer.
Click the title of this blog post to read it online or read it on this blog.....
Cheers,
MaryAnn
02 July 2011
Two poems published in "Thick With Conviction"
http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/thickwithconviction/mccarra.html
Two poems, "Building Blocks" and "Crazed Cup" published in the online poetry journal Thick With Conviction.
Click on the link above to read these and the other poems featured in the June 2011 issue.
Cheers,
MaryAnn
Two poems, "Building Blocks" and "Crazed Cup" published in the online poetry journal Thick With Conviction.
Click on the link above to read these and the other poems featured in the June 2011 issue.
Cheers,
MaryAnn
01 July 2011
Make Haste....
make haste with swift
alacrity, on to the
chipped Corelle, the
Johnson Brothers, a single
polished nail in rosy
peach reflecting the light
back, small gold globe,
mass of electrons, ever
humming
super-vitrified Dudson,
Duraline, stacked rounds
straining the shelf to
the breaking point
gripping plate-edge as
water and soap-froth
shears off in sheets down
the abyss of the drain, that
single eye staring back, that
dark mouth through which
small scraps may fall,
accidental offerings to
the kitchen gods who,
turning a blind eye, allow
the rice to scorch as
the custard turns to
scrambled eggs....
super-vitrified, twice-
fired, unlike the Limoges
A Lanternier, France, with
faded flowers: rose, carnation,
scalloped gold,
Arklow FINE BONE CHINA (in capital
letters, if you please)
or pale-pink Colelough,
gold-scrolled, made in
England, or the Paragon
with the hollyhocks....
sealing away the odd ends
of vegetables and
beef overtopped with potato,
plastic, then foil, destined
for a late lunch, standing
up, mid-kitchen, ear cocked for
the ring of the telephone
alacrity, on to the
chipped Corelle, the
Johnson Brothers, a single
polished nail in rosy
peach reflecting the light
back, small gold globe,
mass of electrons, ever
humming
super-vitrified Dudson,
Duraline, stacked rounds
straining the shelf to
the breaking point
gripping plate-edge as
water and soap-froth
shears off in sheets down
the abyss of the drain, that
single eye staring back, that
dark mouth through which
small scraps may fall,
accidental offerings to
the kitchen gods who,
turning a blind eye, allow
the rice to scorch as
the custard turns to
scrambled eggs....
super-vitrified, twice-
fired, unlike the Limoges
A Lanternier, France, with
faded flowers: rose, carnation,
scalloped gold,
Arklow FINE BONE CHINA (in capital
letters, if you please)
or pale-pink Colelough,
gold-scrolled, made in
England, or the Paragon
with the hollyhocks....
sealing away the odd ends
of vegetables and
beef overtopped with potato,
plastic, then foil, destined
for a late lunch, standing
up, mid-kitchen, ear cocked for
the ring of the telephone
Taxonomy
grouped and regrouped, the
orders and suborders, the
genus, divisions, as
white sheets flap in the
wind, awaiting
starched corners
each clade and domain,
these flightless bipeds
basking in self-created
glory on their pavingstones
phylum, class, and legion,
must keep their order,
red and black-ink lined,
so clear as to cut
orders and suborders, the
genus, divisions, as
white sheets flap in the
wind, awaiting
starched corners
each clade and domain,
these flightless bipeds
basking in self-created
glory on their pavingstones
phylum, class, and legion,
must keep their order,
red and black-ink lined,
so clear as to cut
25 June 2011
Some Summer programs at the Mount Vernon Public Library!!!!!
Contact the library for more information!!!
Mount Vernon Public Library
28 South 1st Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
914-668-1840
http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/home
24 June 2011
Winter Day -- Their Album "Acceptance"
Click on the title of this blog post if you're interested in downloading "Acceptance."
http://www.mediafire.com/?i29de93f74nc1vz
John Emery of Winter Day, a poetry/spoken word/acoustic collective sent me a link (which I will try to post here!) for their new album "Acceptance" -- which includes the following tracks:
1. The Love We Leave
2. Despair I Wrote
3. Seasons Change
4. Old Home
5. Time to Let Go
6. Portrait
I really liked the cover art on the album, which was sent to me as a JPEG, but, unfortunately, I wasn't able to reproduce it here.
Winter Day is on Facebook. Check them out....
Cheers,
MaryAnn
http://www.mediafire.com/?i29de93f74nc1vz
John Emery of Winter Day, a poetry/spoken word/acoustic collective sent me a link (which I will try to post here!) for their new album "Acceptance" -- which includes the following tracks:
1. The Love We Leave
2. Despair I Wrote
3. Seasons Change
4. Old Home
5. Time to Let Go
6. Portrait
I really liked the cover art on the album, which was sent to me as a JPEG, but, unfortunately, I wasn't able to reproduce it here.
Winter Day is on Facebook. Check them out....
Cheers,
MaryAnn
23 June 2011
REVERBNATION
Click on the title of this blog post to get to MaryAnn's page on the REVERBNATION website!
Cheers,
MaryAnn
http://www.reverbnation.com/maryannmccarra
Cheers,
MaryAnn
http://www.reverbnation.com/maryannmccarra
22 June 2011
Poetry Readings placed on PodSnack
Click on the title of this blog post to get to the PodSnack player....
http://www.podsnack.com/playlists/6f549dc2aadbac7b16b32b172a711603
http://www.podsnack.com/my-playlists/details/6f549dc2aadbac7b16b32b172a711603
The embedded player I had formerly (Podbean) seemed to stop working so I put my MP3 recordings on a PodSnack player. Not difficult at all, thankfully.
Only drawback is that, with the embedded feature, they only allow five recordings on the player (while there are fourteen on my PodSnack page......).
Cheers,
MaryAnn
http://www.podsnack.com/playlists/6f549dc2aadbac7b16b32b172a711603
http://www.podsnack.com/my-playlists/details/6f549dc2aadbac7b16b32b172a711603
The embedded player I had formerly (Podbean) seemed to stop working so I put my MP3 recordings on a PodSnack player. Not difficult at all, thankfully.
Only drawback is that, with the embedded feature, they only allow five recordings on the player (while there are fourteen on my PodSnack page......).
Cheers,
MaryAnn
21 June 2011
Writers' Networking Workshop at the AC-BAW Center for the Arts in Mount Vernon, NY!!!
http://www.acbaw.org/
Click on the title of this blog post to check out the AC-BAW Center for the Arts website!
Writers' Networking Workshop to be held the 4th Thursday of each month. Poetry/Prose Networking Workshop followed by an Open Mic.
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hosted by james "jAFa" Fair.
AC-BAW Center for the Arts
128 South 4th Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY
For more information email: james.fair1@verizon.net
Click on the title of this blog post to check out the AC-BAW Center for the Arts website!
Writers' Networking Workshop to be held the 4th Thursday of each month. Poetry/Prose Networking Workshop followed by an Open Mic.
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hosted by james "jAFa" Fair.
AC-BAW Center for the Arts
128 South 4th Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY
For more information email: james.fair1@verizon.net
20 June 2011
July/August Meeting Dates -- Mount Vernon Writers' Network -- at the Mount Vernon Public Library!!!
Click on the title of this blog post to check out the Mount Vernon Public Library website!!
The dates and times for the July and August meetings (Workshop followed by Open Mic) are as follows:
Thursday, 21st July, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, 18th August, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Come share your work in a warm and welcoming environment!
Hosted by James "jAFa" Fair, editor of "Blood Beats in Four Square Miles" and Poetry Editor for the Mount Vernon Inquirer newspaper.
Community Room
Mount Vernon Public Library
28 South First Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
914-668-1840
914-668-1018
(Closest to the Mount Vernon East MetroNorth Station)
http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/
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